Remington 700 trigger stuck

[rromeo]

I bought a Remington 700 today. I don't have snap caps, should I be able to pull the trigger with nothing in the chamber? I pulled the trigger and it doesn't budge, like the safety is on. Safety lever is forward on the "F" and it won't move either. I removed the action from the stock to inspect, but didn't disassemble anything further.

It was at an auction, so I didn't really have a good chance to inspect it, and the price was pretty well under market.

 

[MistWolf]

It may be jammed with debris and/or rust. It could be adjusted incorrectly.

When you operate the bolt, does it cock the striker?

 

[Reloadron]

This is your owners manual.

Does the bolt rotate freely? Can the rifle be cocked? Read through the linked to owners manual and see what does or does not function and how the rifle operates.

Ron

 

[jmr40]

New or used?

 

[rromeo]

Thanks, I'll download and print that manual when I get back to my computer. It's hard to read on my phone.
Yes, it's a used gun.

 

[jmr40]

It sounds like the gun is uncocked. Once the fired the safety, at least on pre-1982 rifles will not move back to the safe position until it is re-cocked. The safety was re-engineered in 1982 so the bolt could be opened when on SAFE. Older guns lock the bolt handle down and must be moved to the FIRE position to open the bolt. If it doesn't cock when you work the bolt there is a trigger/ bolt/ sear issue that needs to be taken care of.

Probably best to just replace the entire trigger anyway.

 

[hoghunting]

Is a scope base mounted on your rifle? It's possible that someone used the wrong screw in the front hole of the base and it is preventing your bolt from closing all the way. That will keep your trigger from working.

 

[rromeo]

It may be jammed with debris and/or rust. It could be adjusted incorrectly.

When you operate the bolt, does it cock the striker?

And the culprit was found. I doused the trigger with Hoppes, and things started to free up. It wasn't cocking, therefore the trigger had nothing to set off.

Thank you for all of the help guys. And now I have a manual for it. I still may upgrade the trigger later on.

 

[Fremmer]

You may want to take that gun apart and really spray the parts out well, could be a lot of grease & dirt in other places inside.

 

[rromeo]

I'm taking it to work tomorrow to blow it out with compressed air.

 

[WVRJ]

It's probably been sitting in a cabinet or safe for a long time and the old oil congealed and caused the sear to stick.I fixed one like that a coupla weeks ago.A good cleaning is in order.I took the one I fixed apart and cleaned out the trigger with spray brakleen.It'll soften the gunk up and free things up.

 

[hentown]

Lighter fluid makes a pretty good trigger mechanism cleaner, and it leaves just enough "slick" to lube the trigger appropriately.

You should probably also take a look at the firing pin. Bet it's gummed up pretty well also.

 

[ball3006]

My Model 700 did just that. It had sit in the safe for 20 some years and the lube dried and stuck up the trigger assy. I just cleaned it up, relubed it and it works fine. If you want to decock your 700, making sure the rifle is unloaded, just open the bolt, pull the trigger and close the bolt.......chris3